Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells Technologies

The Chinese government has ordered an "immediate investigation" into the alleged delivery of the worlds first genetically edited babies, as experts worldwide voiced outrage at such use of the technology.

A new type of molecule blocks the action of genes that drive the growth of therapy-resistant prostate cancer, a new study finds. “Rather than continue making compounds that are just like older drugs, the focus of our work has been to rethink the definition of what a drug-like molecule can be,” says corresponding author Susan Logan, PhD, associate professor in the Department of Urology, at NYU School of Medicine.

Scientists in India have identified 12 previously unknown states of the human brain that they believe serve as the fountainhead for all neural activity — from what helps crack tricky math puzzles to what underlies neurological or psychiatric disorders.

US authorities on Friday agreed on how to regulate food products cultured from animal cells — paving the way to get so-called “lab meat” on American plates.

Muscle loss in elderly people could be prevented or reversed following experiments to be conducted on the International Space Station.

The researchers behind this discovery are from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, and they hope that their findings might lead to a new class of multiple sclerosis (MS) therapies.

Part of what makes carcinoma cells, the most common kind of cancer cell, so potent and deadly is the helping hand they receive from their neighbors. Known as cancer-associated fibroblasts, these nearby cells aid and abet the sinister machinations of the mutating cancer cells by shielding them from the bodys immune system.

While making smart glue, a team of engineers discovered a handy byproduct: hydrogen peroxide. In microgel form, it reduces bacteria and virus ability to infect by at least 99 percent.

Pediatric brain tumors are characterized by frequent complications due to intractable epilepsy compared to adult brain tumors. However, the genetic cause of refractory epilepsy in pediatric brain tumors has not been elucidated yet, and it is difficult to treat patients because the tumors do not respond to existing antiepileptic drugs and debilitate childrens development.

Purdue University researchers have developed a new flexible and translucent base for silicon nanoneedle patches to deliver exact doses of biomolecules directly into cells and expand observational opportunities.